Mede8er MED600X3D new 3D version to 2013

Mede8er website has a new 3D model the 600x3D , like is older brother using the same realtek 1186 chip , probably will use the same stable firmware.

MED600X3D vs MED1000X3D
- No Internal HDD Bay
- No External IR Jack
- No Co-Ax Digital Output
- No usb slave port

soon to ship in europe and is expected for 2013 in USA.

starting with a price of 139€ / 21% vat inclued to europe, the 600X3D probaly will it USA around $130 per unit making one of the most afordable 3D player bug free in the market.





Processor: RDT1186 - 750Mhz - 512MB SLC Flash - 512MB DDR3 SDRAM
Video Fomats Supported: AVI/BDMV Light/BDISO Light/MKV/TS/TP/TRP/M2TS/MPG/MP4/MOV/DiVX/M4V/VOB/ISO/DAT/WMV/ASF/RM/RMVB/FLV resolution up to 720p/1080i/1080p
3D Video: Full 3D/Side By Side/Top & Bottom/Frame Sequential/Frame Packing.
Audio Codec Supported: MP3/MP2/OGG Vorbis/PCM/LPCM/AAC/RA/Dolby True HD - DTS MA Passthrough on HDMI/AC3 - DTS 5.1/Flac up to 24bit 192Khz/WAV/WMA Standard (DRM & Advanced Profile not Supported)
Photo format Supported: JPEG/BMP/GIF/TIFF/PNG
File System Supported: FAT32/NTFS/HFS+ (MAC)
Video Output Resolution: NTSC/PAl/480P/576P/720P/1080i/1080p/1080p 24Hz input
Output: HDMI 1.4/Component Video/Composite Video/ Stereo RCA/SD/SDHC/Sony Pro Duo Card Slot/SPDIF Optical/Host USB USB 2.0 x2
Optional WiFi: MED10WFB or MED20PCIE (Wifi is optional unless otherwise stated on the packaging)
Contents: MED600X3D(Or MED600X3D-WP)/RC/2x AA Batteries/AC Adapter/HDMI 1.4 Cable/AV Cable/Manual.
Specifications subject to change without notice, DTS, DTS-HD the symbol & DTS or DTS-HD and the Symbols together are registered trademarks of DTS, Inc ©DTS Inc. All Rights Reserved




• Full 3D - HDMI 1.4 - Play 3D BD-ISO
• Fanless Design
• Active Backlit Remote with Self Learning Hot
Button
• Mede8er Developed Movie & Music Jukebox -
Database Driven
• Web Services, YouYube XL, Web Browser
• Community Skins and Easy Backdrop
Customization
• HD Audio - 7.1 DTSMA & Dolby True HD
• Music JukeBox Local & Network Support
• Built In View Manager (5 Custom views)
• Compatible with Mac HFS+ USB Drives
• Movie XML Med Data in Media Library
• Video JukeBox XML Search Function
• Hard Drive Spin Down Function
• Alpha Search in Media Library
• External Hard Drive Up to 3TB
• Built in Favourites Manager
• Internet Media Strams
• Social Media
• Watches Indicator
• Built in Web Browser
• Internet Radio (SHOUTcast)
• Full Parental Control on Folders
• SD Card slot / Sony Pro Duo Card Slot
• Samba Server - NAS Storage
• Photo slide show with background music
• Subtitle: SRT, SSA, SUB, SMI format
• Network - Ethernet 10/100/1000* Mbps port
• Optional Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n up to 300Mbps)
Included in Model: MED600X3D-WP



LINK : MED600X3D shop
Edited by canton160 - 12/5/12 at 4:27pm

The MED600X3D has landed.



damm is very small, its bigger than Apple TV but not much.



here comparing the size with a iphone4



probably is the same size of the med450x2 but without the internal hard drive, but now 1186 chipset 3D

ive looked through the ventilation holes and theres plenty of space inside, im sure will be a very cooled unit.
Edited by canton160 - 12/4/12 at 7:15pm

My experience and opinion about the MED600X3D

It still a few weeks to christmas, but i cant denied, that I'm felling a like little kid opening a earlier christmas present that my Mom hide in closet....

When i received the box from dhl, i already had an idea what to expect from this player, because a few months back, i made contact with is older brother the med1000x3d.
The package and the contents all arrive well, theres 2 white sponges getting everything vey thight inside the box.

HARDWARE

i open the box and made a quick inspection to the 600x3D... its black .. well its light , looks very well built, its about twice the size of a apple tv3, it has no sighs of scratches, the design is very simple it has some serial number on the back, along with mede8er printed words from Sanjy electronics.

heres the some pictures out of the box








on the left side it has 2 x usb ports 2.0 and a card slot , does two ports (480mbps) can handle up to 3TB hard drives.



on the back theres a hdmi 1.4, a optical audio out port ,input power 12v, Component Video out (YPbPr) Composite Video/ Stereo RCA out , ethernet port and a hard lock.




inside the box, there is a hdmi cable, batteries, remote control, power plug adapter us/uk/eu , manual , composite cables, and a usb cable 2.0




also at a extra cost, theres a mede8er RF keyboard very handy if you browsing, it comes with a mini usb to usb to directly connect to med600x3d or plug the usb RF conector, im looking forward to try it later.




it comes with black remote, side-by.side with med1000x3d remote, they are exactly the same, both are backlit




heres some pictures with med1000x3d and med600x3d side by side






can is big brother smoke/eat the newest media on the block ? we gone see about that...


Edited by canton160 - 12/6/12 at 3:13pm

SETTINGS AND JUKEBOX

when we plug it , theres 1, 2, 3 steps to configurate, time zone, hour and date, and ip address ( i recommend to use fix ip address if you going streaming route)

Before we pass to watch movie/music content, its recommend to configurate some quick settings that don't come by default, for a better playback experience.



go to settings > system and I put the following settings



in audio choose this configuration if you have av receiver with hdmi port



if you have the med600x3d directly to tv using the hdmi cable or the optical connect to av receiver without hdmi port, the settings probably are something like this (haven´t tested )

audio
hdmi output - auto or downmix 2ch
spdif output - downmix 2ch
spdid passthrough( if is connect to av receiver without hdmi ports )
force ac3....... on
surround sound - ac3/dts 5.1 ou don't care
lips sync auto


in video this are the settings i had better results in med1000X3D, no frame skips or bad interpolation of the video, all nice and smooth, also theres the screen size option to adjust the screen in correct position



network settings, if you use the M8 remote for the ipad or iPhone leave the web remote on



Misc settings




FILES

This is the aspect of the file manager view and its possible to choose 5 custom views
Since almost all my library is on NAS synology , I'm using Samba or NFS to streaming my BD iso movies, I've tried some MKV with UPNP with good results.




this is my files during the NAS access, the file video is where all my movies are .



the jukebox created with duneX and dunexTOmede8er for mac, for pc theres a similar version called Y2M



Its possible to search the library using the XML search function






its also possible to create a music jukebox, but the med600x3d/med1000x3d is not my dedicated device for music and i haven't dedicated too much attention creating a jukebox for music.




JUKEBOX TUTORIALS

WINDOWS

To create a movie jukebox to use with med8er players theres a detailed tutorial here and for music is also here and help and support in mede8erforum.

The files will be ended to something like this .




MAC

for mac users you can use duneX and duneX2med8er all programs are free to download

duneX download and duneX2mede8er more information in mede8erforum
Edited by canton160 - 12/6/12 at 2:40am

This is a part of media player that im not big fan of it, because i dont use it a lot.... but stil i dont have complains for being there.

navigate to internet /apps menu theres a series of pre configured apps, like bitorrent, radio , weather , picassa, flickr, and others.




heres the weather app



this is youtubeXL



A few websites pre-config.




pictures and more configurated websites, podcasts and few other stuff.




Edited by canton160 - 12/5/12 at 4:36pm

VIDEO STREAMING / HARD DRIVE PERFORMANCE

heres some shots of the possible options showed during the film, playing the blu-ray Adele live at royal albert hall its a 30fps concert, ( ripped with dvdfab to iso ) the med600x3d played at 29,99 fps , smooth video and dts-hd master audio with no problems in the TV or in projector.



On the avatar 3D it also played very well from external hard drive with no issues , was perfect streaming over NFS (using windows home server ) with no drops in video or audio for about 45 minutes, in samba (using ds412+ ) i had a few audio drops due the high bitraite and the limitation of samba to 90mbps.
i also tried a mkv version of avatar using makemkv and played with no issues using UPNP protocol.

the subtitles also worked well, the 3D has no signs of ghosting or crosstalk, the video was very smooth.




in Battle of los angeles and about 100 BD other movies 2D and 3D running quick 5 minutes tests , i had no problems in any protocol, UPNP, NFS, SAMBA or External hard drive, video and audio passed with distinction.

some settings in video menu



here is a option to choose the playlist, for movies like harry potter 2 and cop out , and other movies version that have comment´s director with longest playlist,



otption for any 3D movies to be played in 2D



more settings during 3D playback




I was expecting a similar playback experience, streaming/ hard drive with this player since it uses the same realtek chipset 1186 and similar specs along and the same firmware of the med1000X3D.
And im happy to say it did, using the same hardware configuration , and same home cinema setup, i couldnt distinguish which one was it, in different hdmi ports from the onkyo tx-nr 609.
ive used the epson projector TW6000 to try to see differences in video, but theres non that is noticeable to naked eye.



FRAMERATE

A question that is always raised to realtek players is the framerate of the movie,its a well none bug with plenty of reports around the web .

The info in my projector shows the framerate in both media players 23,99hz in 2D and 3D, but i haven´t notice any skip issue every 40 seconds, not in a 90inch screen or in a 40inch led samsung.

A Few weeks back the mede8er forum has provided a new RAW SDK for this players with a small voluntary group to make some tests , in my tests the med1000x3d with all type of files, and hd audio the player showed the correct framerate of 23,97 in 2D and 3D
I tried the motion bars test and showed the correct framerate of 23,97 and 59,93 in the projector.

when they merge the code in the new SDK, i believe this will be a killer player (i think already is )

So far since september 2012 , when i bought the x3, i never seen no one from mede8er forums denying any help, or denying a fix , or helping with work around solution.

Just a few tests files i try and worked well

Wav DTS 5.1.......................pass
ISO DVD-Audio................. pass
WAV LPCM 5.1 96...... .....pass
WAV 2.0..............................pass
MP3 .....................................pass
WMA PASSED...................pass
AAC 2.0 PASSED..............pass
AAC 5.1 PASSED..............pass
MP4 PASSED.....................pass
Flac 24/192 ........................pass
Flac 24/96...........................pass
Flac 24/ 88.2.......................pass
Flac 24/176.4......................pass
avi.........................................pass
Ape 24/192.........................pass
mkv.......................................pass
iso.........................................pass
m2ts......................................pass


Final Conclusion:

im my opinion the Med600x3d is a real bargain, 2D and 3D, with a very solid and stable firmware, during the longs hours ive tested it didnt crash once, never get hot, or any signs of slow down, the remote is responsive enough and the gui is easy to navigate.
This is not a half- baked player like ive seen reporting in last few days from other brands , but a finish product, ready to use in any home cinema.
In europe the mede8er is giving 5 years hardware guarantee for this players, that tells a lot how much they trust in their make.

the question now is..... does it worth to pay the extra buck and get the med1000X3D ?
in my personnel opinion.

-If you streaming NO
-If your on budget NO
-if you using external /internal YES
-if you using coaxial YES
-If you using External IR Jack YES


PROS

Price
3D
Streaming performance
Solid Built
smooth playback
GUI user friendly
jukebox
it has read every type of format i had available.


CONS

doesn´t play ALAC (lossless)
forced subtitles not supported (not a issue for non-native english )




Edited by canton160 - 12/6/12 at 2:15am

I forgot to mention that theres a bunch of SKIN PACKS to customize you mede8er players.

you can download them from here along with all instructions.

http://www.mede8erforum.com/index.php/board,135.0.html

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